Meet Buddy and Pedro. They are two adorable little penguins at the Toronto Zoo. They also happen to be gay lovers. Zoo keepers claim they spend their nights together instead of with females and exhibit many mating behaviours and sounds. Buddy and Pedro have caused somewhat of an outrage with their homosexuality. The Toronto Zoo ...
Great things are afoot. The Presbyterian Church ordained its first openly gay minister in Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday. The 56-year-old man, Scott Anderson, became Minister of the Covenant Presbyterian Church and was met not by sneers and disgust, but cheers and excitement. And for the religious community, you must admit, that is pretty awesome. Anderson ...
Europeans have long prided themselves on being enlightened, advanced—some sort of social frontrunners. But perhaps even the seemingly progressive culture of Europe can’t withstand the backlash against homosexuality being carried out by conservatives the world over. A recent article reports gay conversion therapy is on the rise on “the Continent,” particularly in countries such as ...
Lady Gaga’s anthem “Born This Way” might resonate even louder after this week as new research suggests that sexual orientation in girls is partly determined by genes. Doctors Andrea Burri and Qazi Rahman based their study on prior research that revealed that boys and girls who don’t conform to characteristics associated with their gender are ...
Michele Bachmann is now the first presidential candidate in history who has sworn to fight against “quickie divorce” and pornography. Last week Bachmann signed the “Marriage Vow” in which she promised to fight against pretty much everything: abortion, same-sex marriage, sex before marriage, divorce and pornography. It also states the homosexuality is a choice. Is ...
Two Kentucky pool workers have been disciplined after forcefully kicking out two gay men with developmental and intellectual disabilities last Saturday. The were apparently showing public displays of affection. Eyewitness reports claim that the two men were simply standing “belly to belly,” playing in the pool with the occasional hug or kiss. This is apparently ...
Say what you will about the United Nations’ efficiency, they made a huge advance today by recognizing sexual orientation and gender identity as essential human rights to protect. The 47-member Human Rights Council voted 23 in favor and 19 against (with 3 abstentions) for a resolution put forward by South Africa to review discrimination against ...
When the news of Baby Storm and its undisclosed gender came out, reactions went from outrage to doubt and incomprehension.“The Sissy Boy Experiment,” a documentary presented on CNN this week is a great argument against the idea that the traditional conceptions of gender and sexuality are the only ones we should promote. The film revolves ...
The problem with HIV and AIDS is that we always think of it as a problem for The Other — people with different lifestyles, sexual orientations and even nationalities. But the virus doesn’t discriminate and neither should the health system. Women who could benefit from treatment are being left out in the cold in Canada. ...
The Pope is coming to the UK for the first time since 1982 and he is causing a lot of fuss, just not the kind you would expect. Instead of hundreds of supporters lining up to show their piousness, they are struggling to sell tickets for his speaking events. People are either ambivalent or outraged. The ...
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
